Three new unknown militia groups – Usbat Al-Thaereen, Ashab Al-Kahf and Qabdat Al-Hoda – have recently emerged and issued threats against the U.S. presence in Iraq. One of the ...
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Kadhimi is Iraq’s Next Iran-Backed Prime Minister
On April 9, Iraqi President Barham Salih nominated Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iraq’s director of National Intelligence Services and a former journalist, as the nation’s next prime minister-designate, giving him 30 ...
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Concerns about Iraqi militias in Iran
Members of the Iraqi state-sponsored Hashd al-Shaabi, otherwise known as the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), have again been making their presence felt in Qom since the outbreak of coronavirus ...
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Experts warn of Iranian proxy militias
Military paradeAn expert on national security reports that American military commanders are planning to destroy an Iraqi militia responsible for a number of deadly attacks against U.S. forces.
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Top Iranian General says closely monitoring U.S. military moves in region
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said the country’s military forces are closely monitoring all movements by the US military in the ...
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Quds Force Commander in Baghdad for 1st Time since Soleimani Killing
Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force Esmail Ghaani arrived in Baghdad this week for the first time since the killing of his predecessor, Qassem Soleimani, in a US ...
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